An investigation of the potential benefits of hydroclimate forecasts for irrigators in Northern Victoria

MODSIM05 - International Congress on Modelling and Simulation: Advances and Applications for Management and Decision Making, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1688-1694

  Rebgetz, M D ^a   Chiew, F H S ^a   Malano, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agricultural decision making; Irrigation allocation; Seasonal forecasting; Water trading

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; AUSTRALIA; DAIRY FARMING; DEFICIT IRRIGATION; ENERGY INTAKE; GROSS MARGIN; HYDROCLIMATIC; HYDROCLIMATIC VARIABLES; LOW SENSITIVITY; METABOLISABLE; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; PROBABILISTIC FORECASTING; SEASONAL FORECASTING; STOCKING DENSITY; TIME STEP; VICTORIA , AUSTRALIA; WATER ALLOCATIONS; WATER DEFICITS; WATER MARKET; WATER PRICES; WATER RIGHTS; WATER TRADING; HYDROCLIMATIC FACTORS;

COMMERCE; COSTS; CROPS; DAIRIES; DECISION MAKING; FORECASTING; FRUITS; IRRIGATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SALES; AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

WATER MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING;

EID: 80053118312     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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